Palliative Treatment
Also known as: Palliation / Palliative Care / Care, Palliative / Palliative Therapy / Palliative / Palliative treatment (situation) / Palliative care (regime/therapy)(procedure)
| Drug | Drug Name | Drug Description |
|---|---|---|
| DB00290 | Bleomycin | A chemotherapy agent used to treat various malignancies, including head and neck malignancy, lymphoma, and testicular tumors, among others. |
| DB00958 | Carboplatin | A alkylating agent used to treat advanced ovarian cancer. |
| DB06607 | Catumaxomab | For use in the management of malignant ascites tumours via intraperitoneal infusion where standard therapy is not available or feasible [FDA Label]. |
| DB00286 | Conjugated estrogens | A mixture of estrogens used in estrogen replacement therapy for menopause and hypoestrogenism, used in the treatment of various malignancies, and used in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. |
| DB00322 | Floxuridine | An antimetabolite used as palliative management for liver metastases of gastrointestinal malignancy. |
| DB00014 | Goserelin | A synthetic analog of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone used to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer by reducing secretion of gonadotropins from the pituitary. |
| DB00502 | Haloperidol | An antipsychotic agent used to treat schizophrenia and other psychoses, as well as symptoms of agitation, irritability, and delirium. |
| DB14545 | Hydrocortisone succinate | A corticosteroid used to treat severe allergic reactions, dermatologic diseases, endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, hematological disorders, neoplastic diseases, nervous system conditions, ophthalmic diseases, renal diseases, respiratory diseases, and rheumatic disorders. |
| DB00007 | Leuprolide | A peptide-based GnRH receptor superagonist used for the palliative treatment of prostate cancer, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, and central precocious puberty. |
| DB00351 | Megestrol acetate | A progestin that is administered orally to treat anorexia and cachexia or serious unexplained weight loss and is also used as an antineoplastic agent to treat certain types of malignancy. |
| DB00553 | Methoxsalen | A furocoumarin used to treat psoriasis and vitiligo. |
| DB06800 | Methylnaltrexone | A μ-opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in palliative patients that are inadequately responding to laxative therapy. |
| DB00959 | Methylprednisolone | A corticosteroid used to treat inflammation or immune reactions across a variety of organ systems, endocrine conditions, and neoplastic diseases. |
| DB14644 | Methylprednisolone hemisuccinate | A water soluble corticosteroid used to treat severe allergic reactions, dermatologic diseases, endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, hematological disorders, neoplastic diseases, nervous system conditions, ophthalmic diseases, renal diseases, respiratory diseases, and rheumatic disorders. |
| DB00635 | Prednisone | A corticosteroid used to treat inflammation or immune-mediated reactions and to treat endocrine or neoplastic diseases. |